Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-03

die of papers, which she handed tc hin
He took them and glanced them over.
"Only thirteen hundred dollars?n ssi
ne, land you been going on over 81
weeks Look here! Are you keepir
anythin' back?"
'.No, indeed, Jack; that's every bit II
in debt"
''You'II spend more than that when
get hold of you" muttered he. "pI
make you wallow in diamonds and vim
your feet on lace at fifty dollars q ward
Come here!" he added, rising end goins
to the safe. Sac followed him submits
siVely. He threw open the heavy door
and opening drawer within took out {
roll CT bank notes, which he counted over
There's two Thousand" ne said, shov-
ing the money into her hands, "and
here's your bills. Pay 'em, and keep the
change And if ever you want anythin'
that's on this earth you ask Jack Grady
and he'll get it for you"
II she rejOlced in her degradation she
sDould have been near the acme of hap
piness st that moment The big safe
cast its shadow over them as she turned
her face to him TO bid him COCA bye.
CHAPTER VII.
few days after the robbery, Inspector
ByTres was sitting in mis- office consider
ing the reports of some of his detectives.
which had Just been handed in, when q
gentleman was announced whose &C.
quSintanCe the IeGder has already made,
and whose profession was journalism.
To the Inspector he had been known for
a number of years. After the first greet
ings, the conversation turned on the rob-
berry.
"Have you anything for publication"
inquired the visitor
Nothing that would be worth your
printing. Nothing of Importance has
turned up. dare say that you, as q man
OF imagination, could make suggestions
regarding the matter as valuable as any
you would be likely to pick up here"
The journalist felt glow of compla
cent PLEASURE. In truth, he was in the
habit OF priding himself to some extent
on his faculty of placing himself imagina-
lively in foreign position and thence
reasoning out motives and probabilities
after the manner of Edgar Allen Poe in /.
his " Mystery of Marie Roget" He had !
thought good deal about the Manhattan |
robbery, and had arrived at certain con- |!
illusions which he fancied might have /
some Importance.
"Well, Inspector" he said, with
modest Wsve Of his hand, Everybody has /
his theory, and all theories are equally !
good or bad until the right one is hit /
upon. make no pretensions, but have |
my ideas, OF course. Now, for instance,
| don't know whether it has occurred to
you that this crime may not have been
in all respects professional job?"
hot - i IL.
5pector replied, with an engaging air of
attention. CHOW did you arrive at it?"
HBy reasoning, simply-assisted, per-
laps, by little observation here and
mere. Mind you, abstain strictly from
particular individual in my mind. But it
5 st least conceiYable-is it not2-tnat
PERSONS of good social position should
.lso be deficient on the moral side-that
equation for virtue should not always
INVOLVE the possession of it."
NOW that you mention il, I c2n see
nat such might be the case" replied the
Inspector, quietly.
Every well. Now, having assumed
hist such q person may exist, and even
blde within the confines of this muniCi-
aIity, slet Us 90 q step further and
nds his expenses are becoming larger =
nan his receipts. 1t would then be
atural for him to desire to reverse the
Ituation and make the receipts exceed
le expenditures. Am l right so far?"
"CompIetely so, it seems to me-"
answered the detective, cordially.
"This hypothetical person, deficient, as
'e have assumed, on the moral side, and
so in his cesh balance, casts about him
II means OF repairing his losses. The
-dtnary operations of business IF be be
gagged in Dusiness) are too slow or too
ncertain for his needs. But there are
Their means open to him. Wealth is "
g around him on every side; ne lives
I'd works in the midst of millions; many
his personal aCquaintances, who re-
'rd him with unlimited confidence. are
en- rich beyond the dreams of Avarice.
here IS money enough, in short, If only
le has mind 70 lay his hands upon it,
''1ou state the faCt very clearly. Wen
en2n
''Wall, then, let US suppose that he &C.
1es to recoup himself n this upecn-
ntiOD2l but effective way. The next
!estion is what means 10 adopt 20 hisf'1'
d. No dCgbt he might do it by simple
d direct robbery. He might sitter
eek or pocket dozen bonds out Of his
ends desk, or avail himself il q score
ways Of his privileges as an associate
'cn equal terms with gentlemen. But
these crude ways sre open TO objeC-
N. The chances are that, sooner OF
Ter, 1s will be found ou.. But the
)ney would be Of nc use to MIN dnIesss
3 social yepute remsired unttnpaired g
d therefore il is indispensable u hill
secure that recute against any risks.
'nsequentlY he must adopt mere secrss8 I
ethods."
''To be sure he must. / see Eat s
ainly." -
''Now," continued the iourEMiss, ex-